Finally!
Finally, I was able to start quilting this:
With this:
Because I finally got this:
My Urban Elementz order!
And I got some more work done on this:
I want to get it done so I can try out another new panto.
Also, Daughter #2 got her plane ticket so I can finally do this:
Yeah, I count down the days until I can see my kids!
I have the day off so I plan to get LOTS done today.
BTW, I am linking up with Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for:
Finally!
After my reverse sewing episode, I did make progress yesterday.
This is the top half of the quilt. I still need to finish piecing the blocks for the bottom half. I hope to get that done after work today.
I ordered QOV labels from Spoonflower and they arrived today.
I am not sure if I am supposed to prewash these or not.
No quilting progress on the stars baby quilt that I loaded onto the frame earlier this week. I ordered some new pantos from Urban Elementz and they haven’t arrived yet. Maybe today!
Make it a good one!
BTW, I am linking up with Kelly for Needle and Thread Thursday.
I was making great progress this morning; but now…
Yeah, that happened. Eight times it happened! I will show you the problem.
Not supposed to be mirror images. It might not seem to matter in a block like this:
However, it can really mess up your pressing sequence. If I make all the blocks the same way, I have a lot less seams to match.
All the offending units have now been ripped and resewn.
But not without a few grumbles….
Guess what? I changed my mind again! Back to the original plan.
I think I like the look of the randomly scattered triangles. It reminds me of confetti. The person I have in mind to give this to has a dog so while I would prefer a crisp white background, the Gray is more practical for a couch quilt.
I made a dog quilt for Daughter #2 back when she was about 7 or 8. She is now 22. She sent me this picture yesterday of her dog snuggling up in said quilt.
What a pampered pooch!
I am linking up with Lee for WIP Wednesday.
I ran my errands and stopped to get more gray for the Abbey Road quilt and guess what jumped into my cart?
I was at the cutting counter and right next to it was a display of Snuggle Print flannels at 60% off. What is a grandma to be to do?
I did get my triangles pressed and dinner in the crockpot. Now I am off to work. Have a great day!
I got 132 HSTs sewn today and a few pressed.
Then I started rethinking my plan…can you see where this is going?
I am running out of the gray fabric. May have to take a fabric run today though I really didn’t want to.
I also finished these two hooligans tonight.
Before work today, I hope to get gifts for my son’s family wrapped and shipped. Maybe I will have time to press a few more triangles as well…
I am linking up with Connie at Free Motion By the River.
I started something new this morning. I have had a couple Abbey Road charm packs for a while and finally decided what to do with them.
I thought it would go well with this solid gray.
I just hope I don’t run out of the gray! If i do, it will become a design opportunity….right?
Here are a few pics from Tamale Day.
And the current view out my back door.
I have an awful lot to do today so sewing HSTs will be my reward!
Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for DWM.
Yesterday was Tamale Day and today is Cookie Day! It was great fun learning about making tamales but in no way could I do this myself!
I did get a bit of sewing done last night. I finished the baby quilt and got it loaded into the frame for quilting.
I also made a rice bag for my daughter’s stocking.
And since she is hosting the cookie exchange today, I decided to make her a little hostess gift. So I embroidered this flour sack towel.
I also got this top out again. I am thinking some more about where to go from here with it.
Time to get my cookies out of the oven!
One big holiday tradition in my son in law’s family is Tamale Day. The whole family gets together to make tamales. Â My daughter and SIL have a big dining room with a 9 foot table so they get to host Tamale Day this year. Since they were married in May, we are now one big family and I get to go too! I am so excited!
I haven’t had any time to sew lately so I thought I would share a very old Christmas quilt with you.
I hang this in our powder room every year. It is very hard to take a picture of a quilt hanging in a tiny room.
But if it looks crooked, that is because it is. These were blocks from a guild swap and the quilt was put together in a fit of frustration over never getting anything finished. I have always called this the PMS quilt. I remember forcing things to fit and getting mad when they didn’t. That is how you end up with trees that have no trunks.
And a bottom border that runs downhill.
I don’t think it laid flat until I quilted it into submission. But by golly, I got it done!
I am embarrassed to say it , but this is only one quilt in my PMS series.
Some days, I should not be trusted with a rotary cutter…..
On the other hand, Daughter #3 loves this quilt and never let’s me miss a year hanging it up and now it is a tradition.
It’s also a reminder that keeps me humble!
ETA: IÂ can’t believe how much better this quilt looks in pictures! Trust me, this quilt has nary a 90 degree corner or straight line anywhere. It really is worse in person.
It has been a long week and I am so ready for the weekend! I work this afternoon and then I am off until Tuesday.
This morning I worked a bit on these blocks again. I decided to add strips to two sides of the block to get this effect.
I will probably add 3″ borders and call it good.
Last night I was up to a bit of monkey business.
One is nearly done. Good thing as he has a trip to Arizona ahead of him!
I bought pre-wound bobbins and some new stabilizer from Fil-Tec and wanted to try them out.
I am so happy to report that they both worked perfectly! Good thing, I bought a box full.
Time to get ready for work. Have a great day everyone!
